After undergoing two Tommy John surgeries, the reality is apparent: if deGrom doesn’t adjust his approach, his career may not last much longer.

But more than the fastball/slider location or the handful of curves he threw, or the two runs he allowed or — gasp! — the fact he allowed both a homer and a walk in the same spring game for the first time since March 6, 2019, was this: He threw 57 pitches.